fading materials

Support Materials and Textures
1

In an animation, how do i make materials go from transparent to solid and back to transparent as the animation continues?
should this post be in animation or materials!!!

in 2.69 NOT cycles
thanks

2

Right click the alpha value slider and pick add keyframe.

3

thanks- now i hope there is a gradual option!

4

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If you don’t mind animating a control object you can use the above setup to add some control for what goes transparent and when.

5

thanks but i do not understand using those boxes